DescriptionCover image from trade magazine Hatter & Furrier, March 1881 with images of the stages in hat production (Seal hunting, factory work, sales shop).The magazine was published by Root & Tinker, who were close associates of Stewart Hartshorn and moved to the Short Hills Park area. Franklin Henry Tinker (August 22, 1852-May 14, 1890) was one of the early residents of Short Hills Park. He lived at William Ingraham Russell’s house, Sunnyside, at 39 Knollwood Road. Tinker was a publisher from Chicago who joined with Charles T. Root. The two moved to New York in 1876, where they established Root & Tinker, which became one of the largest publishers of trade journals in the US. Among the journals they published were: “The Clothier and Furnisher,” “The Hatter and Furrier,” “The American Exporter,” The Dry Goods Economist,” and “the Old Paint and Drug Reporter.” He was also a founding member of Christ Church. Charles T Root-(November 1848-December 13, 1938) was one of the earliest residents of Short Hills Park. Known as the “father of modern trade paper journalism” (obituary in the Brooklyn Eagle, October 15, 1938), Root became President of United Publishers Corporation. Born in North Reading Massachusetts, Root was the son of a composer of patriotic songs. He came to New York City in 1875 and entered the trade paper field. He became President of the Textile Publishing Company, which published the Dry Goods Reporter, the Boot and Shoe Recorder, and other publications. Root also joined with Franklin H. Tinker (resident of Sunnyside in Short Hills) and their firm, Root & Tinker, published The American Exporter.